So I met up with Damien* for a first date. After all, we never know exactly what is going on in people’s headsand hearts. Now, I thought that wouldn’t be such a problem and I didn’t want to judge him entirely on his lack of faith. There was one major hiccup though…the man is an atheist. So when I met someone online that seemed to tick a lot of boxes - in terms of where he was in life, shared interests, and being from the same country as me (which has proved more important to me as I get older) - I thought it was worth a try. I’ve always thought of myself as a very open person and I like to see where God will take me. But trying to find a suitable partner to love is actually far more challenging. I thought being alone for a few years while raising teens single-handedly was hard.
Taking a leap of faith with someone who has no faith proved enlightening in the strangest of ways.įinding yourself on the dating scene in your late 40s is a little nightmarish, to say the least.